Pen.



UNITED sTATFs PATENT OFFIOF.

JOHN lsOHUcIIfi/IANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PEN. s i c Specification of Letters Patent.r

Patented July 31, 1 906.

. Application led November Z7, 1905. Serial No. 289.250.

ll'o @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SOHUCIIMANN, a citizen ,of the United States, residing .at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi-z nois, have invented certain new and useful? Improvements in Pens; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX` act descriptionl of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap,

pertains to make and use the same. My Invention relates to a `novel construction 1n a pen, the object being to provide'a device of this character` which can be trimmed',`

by the user to suit himself and which, furthermore, is, in effect, a fountain-pen adapt- In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is acentral longitudinal section of a pen and holder therefor constructed in accordance vwith my inven' tion. 2 isA a transverse section of the same on the lne 2 2 of Fig. 1. central longitudinal section of a modified .form of construction. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of wire containing an ink-absorbent sed in connection with the pen. Fig. 5 i's a transverse section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.k

My invention consists, primarily, in roviding a penr made of hard rubber, cellu oid, or similar resilient material which can be readily cut and trimmed by a sharp vknife and which,` furthermore, will not retain a very sharp point, and thus .scratch and mar the paper, while the material of which said pen is -made is relatively cheap and non-corrosive,

. nor in any manner affected by the ink.

My invention consists, further, in the details of construction of the saidpen and in providing within the same and in the holder therefor means for absorbing a relatively large supply of writing fluid by dipping said penk into theink-well, such ink being, however, so held that the same will not at any time flow with sufficient rapidity to cause the pen to blot, 'but will feed relatively quickly ,enough for all general purposes ofthe user. M

To these and other ends my invention comprises a pen consisting of a cylinder which is cut away at one end and 7on its sides in order to leave a point thereon in the usual shape o f a writing -pen, such point being longitudi- Vnally split, said split portion terminating at its inner end in an opening C. By relatively cutting away said cylinder at greater or less length to leave-a point B ofrelatively great length and little width or of relatively little length and great width, the same being thereby rendered soft or hard in a degree which may best suit the habits of the writer, the

said pen may obviously be rendered very sharp or relatively dull as the user may see fit, andthese operations can readily be performed by anordinaury'pocket-knife. kThe said cylindrical ortion of said pen is adapted to receivethe ower reduced end D of the holder E, which snugly fits saidpen to retain the same thereon by friction. Said holder E is rovided with a central recess F, within whic and the u per end portion of the pen proper the absor ent material G, such as cotton-waste or loose cotton or the like, is retained by means, preferably, of a fiat wire II, terminating at one end in a point I, disposed to bear upon the inner face of the point porpen and bent between its ends p tion of the substantially U-shaped, which is reduced at a point J to enter said recess F in said holder E, while the other` end portion/of said wire bears against the diametrically opposite walll of said pen. The absorbent G is held in place by compression between the free end portions of said wire H. By dipping the pen in the ink-well the said absorbent G will obviously take up a considerable quantity of ink,

and this will be gradually fed bycapillary attraction to the point portion of the pen as the latter is drawn over the surface of a sheet of paper or the like; but as contact of the penpoint witha surface is necessary to cause said ink to flow it willbe obvious that the same will not readily blot or flow too freely towrite well.

In place of the flat wire. H the'absorbent may be held between two twisted wires K by means Of placing short' lateral strands between the wires disposed parallel and subsequently twisted. Said wire may be cutoff to suitable lengths and bent to correspond with the shape of the wire II and inserted so that the ends of said wires, rendered free of of the pen in the same manner as the pointed IOO IOS

end of said wire II, the operation being identical with the latter. r

combination, a cylindrical I claim as my inventionc 1. A writing-pen comprising a cylinder of rubber or similar relatively acid-proof material capable of being out or trimmed with a knife, a holder having telescopic frictional connection with said cylinder at one endI the other end of said cylinder terminating in a bifurcated point, yielding supporting means disposed within said cylinder, and an absorbent material supported therein by said supporting means.

2. A writing instrument comprising in en terminating at one end in a bifurcated point, a holder comprising a stem having a reduced lower end adapted to fit tightly Within the cylindrical end of said pen and provided with a central opening, a resilient inverted-U-shaped member bearing at one free end against said bifurcated point and at its other free end against the opposite wall of said cylinder and an absorbent material supported in said pen by said U-shaped member.

3. A Writng instrument comprising in combination a cylindrical pen terminating at one end in a bifurcated point, a holder comprising a stem having a reduced lower end adapted to Jrit tightly within the cylindrical end of said pen and provided with a central opening, a resilient inverted-U-shaped. inember bearing at one free end against said bifurcated point and at its other free end against the opposite wall of said cylinder and projecting between its ends into said central opening in said holder, and absorbent matcrial supported in said pen by said U-shaped member, said pen being composed oi' rubber, or similar relatively acid-proof material capable of being cut or trimmed with a knife.

In testimony whereof I have signed. my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN SCHUCHMANN Witnesses:

RUDOLPH 'WM. Lo'rz, ROBT. ALF. S'rIcI-IEL 

